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• 5Facts

  5 Facts to Know About Corporate Taxes in California

  Large profitable corporations in California have several strategies to avoid paying more than the minimum $800 state tax, costing the state billions in lost revenue each year.
  
  Taxes & Revenue
• Data Hit

  Average Periods of Unemployment Last Twice As Long As New H.R. 1 SNAP Time Limits

  CalFresh is California’s state version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides modest monthly assistance to Californians with low incomes to purchase food, but the program has been significantly eroded by federal leaders. In addition to the devastating funding cuts to food assistance and health care enacted by the 2025 Republican megabill, … Continued
  CalFresh

  Safety Net
• Video

  California’s Budget Reserves Explained

  Watch to learn more Just like households save for emergencies, California sets aside money in budget reserves. Budget reserves are California’s way of preparing for the unexpected, saving a little today to protect vital public services tomorrow. In this video, we break down how California’s state reserves work, including the four main reserve accounts: the … Continued
  Budget Academy

  California Budget
• Glossary

  Tax and Revenue Policy Glossary

  What’s the difference between income and wealth? Taxes for individuals and corporations in California? Tax credits and deductions? Corporate revenues and corporate profits? Understanding these key terms is critical to navigating the state budget and its intersection with California’s tax and revenue system to generate ongoing resources and provide quality education, affordable health care, child … Continued
  Budget Academy

  Taxes & Revenue
• Report

  Building an Affordable California Requires Public Investment

  Communities across California face many challenges during President Trump’s second administration, from deep federal budget cuts that threaten to undermine Californians’ health, economic security, and well-being, to mounting affordability pressures and persistent inflation that have exacerbated communities’ longstanding unmet need for more affordable housing, health care, and child care. People with low incomes, immigrants, communities … Continued
  California Budget

  Taxes & Revenue
• Fact Sheet

  Short-Term Cuts, Long-Term Costs: Investing in Health Care for All Californians

  When all Californians — regardless of race, age, disability, or immigration status — have access to affordable and comprehensive health care, the entire state benefits through overall improved health and well-being, stronger communities, and reduced long-term costs. California had made significant advances toward providing health care for all, but recent federal and state cuts to … Continued
  Health

  Medi-Cal
• 5Facts

  H.R. 1 Expands CalFresh Time Limits, Increasing Risk of Hunger

  Recent federal actions introduced significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as CalFresh in California, via the 2025 Republican megabill, H.R. 1. One of the major changes was to the time limit provision, which expanded the groups of people subject to time limits and eliminated some key exemptions for participants already facing … Continued
  CalFresh

  Safety Net
• Data Hit

  California is Estimated to Spend Over $9 Billion on Tax Breaks for Corporations

  Millions of Californians are struggling to make ends meet and the affordability crisis continues to drive up the cost of basic necessities like groceries and rent. Simultaneously, the 2025 Republican megabill — H.R.1 — is further straining the budgets of low-income households, by making unprecedented cuts to health care and food assistance, and giving out … Continued
  Safety Net

  Taxes & Revenue
• Q&A

  Demystifying California’s Child Care Provider Rate Reform Process

  key takeaway California is developing a new single rate structure to pay child care providers based on the estimated cost of care rather than what families can afford to pay, but improvements to the state’s alternative methodology will be needed to ensure the process results in fair and equitable provider pay. Child care is a … Continued
  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  Federal and State Budget Decisions Threaten AANHPI Women in California

  key takeaway AANHPI women’s experiences vary widely across ethnicities, making disaggregated data essential to understanding the impacts of recent federal and state decisions. By examining the Women’s Well-Being Index indicators across multiple AANHPI ethnicities, this report highlights distinct challenges facing AANHPI women in California and identifies key steps state and local leaders can take to … Continued
  Poverty & Inequality
• Issue Brief

  Expanding the Young Child Tax Credit Would Help More Families Afford Basic Needs

  key takeaway Expanding the California Young Child Tax Credit would strengthen affordability for families with low incomes, promote racial equity, and reach immigrant families left out of federal tax credits, as federal cuts in the 2025 megabill, H.R. 1, deepen economic hardship for millions across the state. Around 7 million Californians consistently struggle to make … Continued
  Safety Net
• Commentary

  Gavin Newsom’s last budget belies his ‘California for All’  pledge

  California Budget